The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

French national team forward Thierry Henry agreed that a replay of the return playoff match against the Irish would be a fair solution. “To be honest, I feel uncomfortable about what happened. I apologize to the Irish players, who undoubtedly deserved to be at the World Cup. I think that a replay of the return match would be a fair solution,” Henry said, somewhat unexpectedly. “I said it before, and I am willing to repeat it: in the key episode, I handled the ball with my hand. I did not try to use deceptive tactics at that moment, nor at any other time. It was an instinctive reaction that I did not fully control.” “Unfortunately, football players do not have the opportunity to watch a video replay to see exactly what happened in a particular episode. We only see the reaction of those on the field, and we can only see everything when it is happening. If people saw everything in real time, they would notice that it was just an instinctive reaction. I repeat, I do not deny my guilt and I apologize to the Irish. Replaying the match would be fair, but it is not up to me to decide such matters,” concluded the captain of the French national team.

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They said that we don't need a foreign striker in the national team! If they had paid enough, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi, Kaka, Fabregas, Rooney, and Cristiano Ronaldo would have come to help Russia win this game. Arshavin said that we don't need a foreigner – that's his heroism!!! I'm laughing at the comments